# Personal injury · Rhode Island — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Personal injury · Rhode Island, limitation period is three (3) years; when the clock starts is next after the cause of action shall accrue; section is 9-1-14; how the statute describes it is Actions for injuries to the person, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Personal injury _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Rhode Island
- **Limitation period:** three (3) years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Actions for injuries to the person _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** next after the cause of action shall accrue _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 9-1-14 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 9-1-14. Limitation of actions for words spoken or personal injuries. (a) Actions for words spoken shall be commenced and sued within one year next after the words spoken, and not after. (b) Actions for injuries to the person shall be commenced and sued within three (3) years next after the cause of action shall accrue, and not after, except as provided for otherwise in subsection (c) herein.

## Source

- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-14.HTM

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).